Teaching

The love of wisdom, from which the term “philosophy” is derived, includes both a theoretical and practical component. To love wisdom is to do more than just learn certain propositions in the abstract sense. It crucially requires an act of will – a personal commitment to shape one’s life in ways that reflect what is true and good. As an instructor, my teaching incorporates both of these elements. I seek to educate the whole person. I teach not merely so that my students can know what this-or-that theory is, or what other people thought in the past, but so that they can become better people.

[Full version of teaching philosophy]

Courses Taught

  • University of Arkansas Grantham
    • HU 260 – Strategies for Decision Making (online / designed).
    • GU 101 – Student Success (online).
    • GU 299 – General Education Capstone (online).
    • PL 401 – Philosophy of Science and Technology (online).
    • PL 301 – Practical Philosophy (online).
    • PL 201 – Introduction to Philosophy (online / designed).
    • HU 410 – Ideas that Changed the World (online / designed).
    • CA 408 – Research Methods (online).
    • CA 499 – Professional Strategies (online).
    • ET 100 – Engineering and Ethics (online).
  • Park University
    • PH 221 – Ethics and Society.
    • PH 102 – Introduction to Ethical Thinking.
    • PH 103 – Fundamentals of Logic
  • Florida Gulf Coast University
    • PHI 1000 – Introduction to Philosophy.
    • PHI 2000 – The History of Ideas (designed).
    • SLS 1501 – Effective Learning.
  • Florida SouthWestern State College
    • PHI 2600 – Ethics.
    • PHI 2010 – Introduction to Philosophy.